2016 Newsletter

2016 Newsletter

2016 Highlights

-Evan turning 9 in January.

-Jessica babysitting the Lloyd kids.

-Berry picking at U pick farms in Indiana.

-Daphne broke her leg when jumping on a trampoline. :(

-Landscaping our flowerbeds.

-Makiah turned 8 in July.

Daphne played soccer!

-Evan played volleyball at his school and Jessica coached.

-Daphne attended preschool.

-Makiah stared second grade, Evan started 4th grade.

-Daphne turned 5 in November.

-Dallas started a new job with PRA Health Services. He was sad saying goodbye to Endocyte!

-We decided to move to Utah next year! 

-In August Makiah was baptized a member of The Church of Jesus Christ of Latter Day Saints. She was lucky to have family who came to support her!

2016 Trips

-In January we drove to Utah for Great Grandma's Funeral. We loved spending the tail end of the holidays with family. It was wonderful to celebrate Elenore Fowler's life with extended family. We had the chance to visit Dallas's parents and Great Grandma Bateman in Star Valley on our way home.

-Jessica took a solo trip to Utah in February. She attended Joel, Alison, Darius and DeAnndra's temple sealing in the Oquirrh Mountain Temple. She and Shannon took a quick trip to Zion National Park. Jessica attended the new Provo City Temple open house with her parents. 

-In May we took a family trip to Toronto (business for Dallas). We saw all the sights and then headed to Niagara Falls and then onto Palmyra New York where we met up with our friends the Hebdons to see the church sites there. 

-We went to Chicago with Grandma Bateman for Makiah's Birthday! We enjoyed seeing the American Doll Store and of course the sites around the city. 

-In June Dallas, Evan and Makiah went to see their cousin Tyson who was visiting in Tennessee. They were able to check out the Mammoth Caves!

-In September we went to southern Indiana for Labor Day weekend. We went hiking in Hoosier National Forest, and we hung out at Holiday World. 

-We enjoyed hiking Potholes, Shades State Park, and Turkey Run State Park.

-We ended the year back in Utah for Christmas! We went to look for an area to live when we move back to Utah next year. 

2016 Visitors

-Grandma Bateman came to visit for Makiah's 8th Birthday!

-Our friends the Hebdons came to visit in July!

-Grandma Johnson, Bethany, Grandpa Bateman, Candi, and Sophie came for Makiah's Baptism in August!